Budget passes on 13th roll call vote in California Assembly
The report details a tense legislative session where 24 of 32 Democratic members opposed or abstained from voting on a $5.71 billion state budget, the largest in California history. Senate vote 33-4, with Republican resistance led by Sen. Richardson of Arcadia. Gov. Reagan pressured him over faculty pay raises. The package funds California State University campuses, Long Beach and Dominguez Hills, plus a Pow der House site at San Pedro Drum Barracks to become a state monument.
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Britain Deports Yank Pacifist Promoter to Paris Flight
Ralph Schoenman, 32, American organizer of anti-U S war crime trials, rushed out of Britain to prevent court challenge to a deportation. Home Office said no alien may appeal a deportation order. Schoenman had hoped to test the ruling in court. He slipped into Britain June 17 despite a ban, taunted officials, and was seized in Hyde Park before deportation proceeded via Paris to New York due to a BOAC strike.
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Vote on Budget Shapes Assembly and Senate Results
Sacramento reports the 1968 69 budget tally shows Assembly 55 20 with 29 Republicans plus 26 Democrats voting aye and seven Republicans plus 13 Democrats voting no James A Hayes R Long Beach voted aye while Mike Cullen D Long Beach did not vote In the Senate 43 4 the tally includes 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats voting aye and five members of each party voting no George Deukmejian R Long Beach and Joseph M Keanick R Long Beach voted aye for the budget}}
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Reds Hit by Yank Cruiser In Quang Tri Battle
The 17 500 ton cruiser off the coast joined U S and South Vietnamese forces as a North Vietnamese battalion attacked east of Quang Tri. The ship fired with five and three inch guns, suppressing positions and aiding cavalry advances in a resurgent Communist offensive below the DMZ amid heavy U S aerial attacks and a mobile response strategy.
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Sirhan Granted Three Weeks to Answer Murder Charge
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan appeared in court in a clean shave after a haircut, with an injured ankle and a bandaged finger. The judge granted a continuance to allow new counsel Parsons to replace the public defender, pending psychiatric evaluations by Dr. Abe and Dr. Marcus. Security was tight as deputies escorted Sirhan and even confiscated a crutch and other items before the hearing.
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Three Witnesses in King Slaying Vanish
Three people believed key to the Dy er Martin Luther King Jr slaying may have been placed in protective custody. FBI officials refused to identify their whereabouts while local authorities offered no comment. The motel rooming house on South Main Street linked to the case changed managers recently as investigators probe the disappearance of witnesses Charles Stevens Bessie Brewer and Willie Anschutz.
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Sweden Grants Asylum to Ten U.S. Deserters
Ten U.S. military deserters including six GIs who fled Vietnam battle zones via the Soviet Union were granted asylum in neutral Sweden on humanitarian grounds. The total asylum grants reach 68 with 19 more applicants. several deserters have returned to their units, and some have changed their minds. The named deserters include Spe. 4 Mark Allan Shapro, Philip Andrew Caltiagt, Terry Marvell Whitmore, Edwin Carl Arnett, Joseph Louis Metz, Kenneth Griggs, and four others: John Marlborough Churchill, Arthur Frazier, Donald Thompson, Walter I Melwin Woods.
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Marshall, Minn
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Idaho
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New York City
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Donald Thompson
San Francisco
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New Orleans
Californians Buy Guns Out of State Fueling Loophole Concerns
Attorney General Thomas Lynch testified before a Senate subcommittee that extremist groups on both sides of the spectrum are arming outside California to dodge registration laws. He cited a militant who bought several high powered rifles in Salt Lake City and noted purchases in Nevada or Arizona as easy workarounds. Lynch urged federal gun control to bolster current state measures and pending legislation.
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Java
Salt Lake City
Chicago Capital Rail Run to End
The Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co plans to end its last direct railroad passenger service between Chicago and Washington. Officials confirmed Thursday. Reservations could be made only through July 6, the last day of the service, but passengers could still travel this route by taking three different trains via transfers.
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